A Detroit company has issued a recall of almost two million pounds of ground beef. The beef, which came from the Wolverine Packing Co., allegedly contains E. coli bacteria. It has been linked to reports of illness by 11 people in four states, including Michigan,...

Month: May 2014
Private golf club in Dearborn, Michigan, gets new owner
We noted in a recent post regarding the plans for a line of golf clubs made completely in Michigan that our state has been ranked the fourth best state for golfing by Golf Digest. Now comes more golf-related news. The Dearborn private golf club TPC Michigan has been...
Acquisition of architectural firm likely good news for Michigan
More jobs could be coming to Michigan thanks to a planned acquisition of a business that specializes in architecture, planning and engineering for schools and universities. The company, SHW Group LLC, is based in Texas, but has an office in Berkley.The acquiring...
Michigan’s Kellogg settles suit over Kashi labeling
Many of us as consumers look for words like "natural," "organic" and "low-fat" when we shop for food. However, those words may be as reflective of the contents of the product as consumers believe they should be. To make matters more confusing, both for customers and...
Custom golf club maker hopes to produce line ‘Made in Michigan’
Michigan is the fourth best state for golfing, according to Golf Digest's latest ranking. Therefore, it seems fitting that Detroit may soon be home to the first completely American-made golf clubs in over a decade.Custom golf club maker Scratch Golf Clubs LLC is...
New integrated health network coming to Michigan
The first- and second-largest Catholic systems in the health care industry are joining forces to create a new Michigan health care network. The largest Catholic network, Ascension Health, is based in St. Louis, while the second-largest, CHE-Trinity Health, is based...
Michigan restaurant company facing wage suit by former waitress
The owner of a group of Michigan restaurants is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly not paying tipped employees minimum wage. The Detroit-based company that owns over a dozen Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in Michigan is the defendant in the suit brought by a...
Practice Space provides ‘incubator’ for Detroit businesses
Detroit-area entrepreneurs face numerous challenges in starting a business. A local small business incubator called Practice Space is providing select entrepreneurs with the tools they need to get their business off the ground. Small business incubators provide...
Michigan business sued for alleged ‘prank’ by supervisor
Along with the many rewarding aspects of being a Michigan business owner come numerous challenges. Among these is potential liability for the actions of your supervisory personnel. A Taylor company, Interstate Battery System, is facing a lawsuit for an alleged "prank"...